Shampoo shield



March 18, 1930. M. MORGAN SHAMPOO SHIELD Filed July 5, 1928 wimwo $7110- WWO Patented Mar. 18, 1 930 UNITED MONA MORGAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHAMPOO sHI ELD Application filed July 5, 1928.

My invention aims to provide an exceptionally simple and a rather inexpensive device for individual use by persons who shampoo their own hair, the device being constructed to prevent soapy water or other liquid which may be used on the hair, from running down the forehead and the sides of the face and into the eyes.

With the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawmg.

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the device applied.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the shield.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail transverse sectional View showing the device applied and illustrating more particularly the man- 2 ner in which it snugly engages the users head.

In constructing the device, I make use of a resilient frame which is preferably formed from a single length of wire. This frame comprises a horizontally curved upper portion 1 which is adapted to extend around the users forehead, and from the ends of this curved portion, two arm portions 2 extend downwardly for disposition at the sides of -the face, in front of the ears. Preferably, the lower ends of the arm portions'2 are extended rearwardly to provide finger portions 3 which are intended to underlie the ears and extend along the sides of the neck. The rear ends of these finger portions are preferably formed with eyes at adapted to be connected by a strip of elastic 5 or some other flexible tie, intended to pass around the back of the users neck.

The frame carries a trough-like water conductor which conductor preferably comprises a rubber tube 6 around the portions 1, 2 and 8 of said frame, and inner and outer, flex-- ible, rubber flanges 7 and 8 integral with and diverging from the tube. The inner flange 7 is intended to yieldably engage the forehead, the sides of the face and the sides of the neck, thus preventing any liquid from creeping downwardly or forwardly, while the hair is being shampooed, and obviously,

Serial No. 290,596.

the flange 8 catches any water or the like running down the flange 7 so as to direct it downwardly and rearwardly. Thus, the device absolutely prevents any soapy water or other liquid, used in shampooing, from running over the face, and into the eyes or mouth.

The device is exceptionally simple and inexpensive, yet is very desirable, asit may be quickly and easily attached or detached, and will effectually perform the function for which it is designed. As excellent results are obtainable from the details disclosed, they may well be followed. However, within the scope 'ofthe invention as claimed, modifications may of course be made. 7

Due to the form-retaining characteristic of the frame, there is no difficulty encountered in properly applying the device each time it is to be used, and the necessity of adjusting various portions to their proper positions and fastening them as in prior contrivances, is overcome.

I claim:

1. A shampoo shield comprising an elongated one-piece resilient form-retaining member having its central portion longitudinally curved to fit the users forehead from temple to temple, said member being bent to provide face-gripping portions extending downwardly from the ends of said curved port-ion, said member being provided with relatively long and narrow water-conducting means whose length follows the length of said member from end to end, said waterconducting meansbeing carried solely by said 7 member.

2. A shampoo shield comprising a single wire whose central portion is longitudinally curved to fit the users forehead from temple to temple, said wire being bent downwardly from the ends of said curved portion to provide two face-gripping arms, the extremities of said wire being free and bent rearwardly to underlie the users ears, and a relatively 9 long and narrow water conductor whose length follows the length of said wire, said conductor being carried solely by said wire. 1

3. A shampoo shield comprising a single wire whose central portion is longitudinally curved' to fit the users forehead from temple to tem le said wire being bent downwardly y from t e ends'of said curved portion to providetwo face-gripping arms, theextren ities fixed my signature.

of said Wire being free and bent rearward'ly i to underlie the users ears, said rearwardly bent portions being further bent at their rear ends'to'prbvide'eyes, a flexible tie connected withsaid eyes to pass behind the neck, and a relatively long and narrow water conductor 7 videtwo face-gripping arms, the extremities of said wire being free and bent rearwardly 'to underlie the users ears, a flexible tube snugly surroundingsaid wire from end to end and inner and outer flexible flanges in-f tegral with and extending throughout the length ofsaid tube,said flanges jointly form'- ing a water conductingtrough. u' v In testimony whereof Ihavehereunto at:

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